competing at the highest level, and this
decision in part was a celebration. It was an
endorsement and reinvestment in the strength
of the 10 we have.”
Due to the decision, the Big 12 remains
as the only conference to set its own rules
and will continue to determine its champions
directly on the field of play with a full roundrobin schedule as each team has a chance to
play against each other.
Although expansion is not occurring, the

The Baylor University Board of Regents
announced Friday a large donation from
Baylor Regent and alumnus Emeritus
Drayton McLane Jr., for the renovation of the
Baylor Louise Herrington School of Nursing
in Dallas.
The $18 million renovation project of the
former Baptist Building in Dallas is expected
to begin January 2017 and be completed in
fall 2018. According to Dr. Shelley F. Conroy,
dean and professor of the Baylor Louise
Herrington School of Nursing, the design plans
are complete after 18 months of planning and
collaboration with architects. The renovation
will more than triple the space of the current
LHSON campus for learning classrooms,
student services, a new auditorium and offices
for faculty and administration, according to a
Baylor press release. Baylor did not disclose
the full amount of McLane’s gift, and active
fundraising continues to raise the total amount
needed to complete this project.
“Our family has been very committed to
Baylor University because of its Christian
commitment to higher education and also
to health care, and this is why we were
interested in helping with a gift that will
begin the building renovation for Baylor’s
outstanding Louise Herrington School of
Nursing,” McLane said in the press release.
“We are hopeful that many other alumni
of Baylor University will want to assist in
creating a brighter future for health care.”
The Board of Regents met Friday to
announce this donation for renovation, as
well as to discuss openness and accountability

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A MODEST PROPOSAL Oklahoma President David Boren (left) and Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby laugh Monday during a news
conference after The Big 12 Conference meeting in Grapevine. The Big 12 Conference has decided against expansion from its current 10
schools after three months of analyzing, vetting and interviewing possible new members.

Big 12 expansion axed
Conference decides not to include additional teams
MEGHAN MITCHELL
Sports Editor
After two days of deliberation, the Big
12 Board of Directors unanimously decided
Monday not to expand its conference and to
remain with the current 10 universities.
“We had a very thoughtful and candid
meeting which showed a great deal of strength
in the conference,” said Dr. David L. Boren,
president of the University of Oklahoma and
chair of the Big 12 Board of Directors, in a
press conference Monday. “We have a strong

commitment from every single member of the
board to the cohesiveness and stability of the
conference.”
According to Boren, the Big 12 plans
to continue to look for ways to enhance
the league through new technologies and
resources. The idea of expansion is not an
active agenda item at the moment, but it could
come back up in the future.
“Ten presidents came together in unity
and came to the same conclusion,” Big 12
Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. “We like
the competition model we have with the
full round robin. We do a very good job in

Baylor graduate employs refugee women
KALYN STORY
Staff Writer
Meredith
Lockhart
was
disappointed and frustrated by many
Americans’ response to the Syrian
refugee crisis so she decided to do
something about it. volunteering
with local groups and asking them

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what she could do to help refugees
in Dallas. She was told one of the
hardest things for immigrants coming
to America is finding a job, especially
for women.
According to the U.S. State
Department, Texas resettled 2,677
refugees between last October and
March. The Dallas area received 659

refugees during that time. Seeing a
great need, Lockhart started In April
2011, the Baylor graduate opened
a jewelry store employing refugee
women in Dallas.
“As a Christian, I am commanded
to love and welcome refugees,”
Lockhart said. “We are commanded
to make disciples of all nations. How

amazing that the Lord is bringing the
nations to us? There are people in my
own backyard who may never have
heard or seen the love of Christ if
they did not move to America. I want
to, and I will show them the love and
acceptance of Jesus Christ; it starts
with me and all Christians loving and
accepting them.”

Her business is called Meltgoods,
and she currently employs two
refugee women who work from home
making jewelry that Lockhart sells
online at meltgoods.com and at local
markets.
One of those women is Huda

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Community leader application process begins
BAILEY BRAMMER
Staff Writer
Being a community leader at
Baylor University is about much
more than enforcing rules and doing
routine room inspections.
“I would hope that I’ve been able
to be a bridge between students and
their university,” said La Grange,
Ky., sophomore Heidi Keck, a
Heritage House CL. “It’s important
for students to have a personal
interaction with the face of Baylor,
and I think a lot of times that’s what
the CL provides.”
Aspiring CLs for next fall are
required to attend an informational
meeting and then submit an online
application. Applications are due
next Monday, through the Baylor
Campus Living and Learning
website.
After submitting the application,

prospective CLs go through multiple
interviews in the beginning of
November where they discuss
situations that may come up while
leading a residence hall.
According to Ian Philbrick, North
Village residence hall director, more
than 300 students applied to be a CL
last year, and 100 of those potential
leaders were selected to take a
three-credit class titled Community
Leadership in the Residential
Community during the spring
semester.
“A CL helps students transition
to college and helps them make
connections with people and
resources so that Baylor can start to
feel like a home,” Philbrick said. “I
think it’s a real privilege to get to do
it ... it is a long process, and it can
be challenging but very rewarding.”

JESSICA HUBBLE
Photographer
I am often the girl you
see sitting alone in Starbucks
or a restaurant, the girl who
people feel sorry for because
she’s by herself and not with
friends.
Don’t feel sorry for me,
stop giving me sympathetic
smiles.
I am not sad to be
traveling alone or in a
coffee shop by myself, and
I probably chose to come by myself. There is
nothing wrong with doing tasks on my own.
I have been an introvert my whole life. I
have come out of my shell more since coming
to college, but I still enjoy time to myself. I love
coming home to find my roommates gone so I
have a little bit of peace and quiet.
When I was younger, I used to fear doing things
such as going shopping or going to a restaurant
unaccompanied. I felt like people would judge me
and think I had no friends because I wasn’t with
anyone. I eventually realized there is no shame in
doing things on your own. Your friends will not
always be available, and it is nice to have some
alone time as well.
I feel that doing things alone is sometimes
better thank doing things with others. Sometimes
people can keep your experience from being
everything you want it to be. I can think of
numerous occasions when I went somewhere new
with friends and I did not get to do all the things I
wanted because they wanted to do different things
than me, and I did not have the guts to go off on
my own.
When I went with my friend to Austin City
Limits Music Festival in high school, she wanted
to leave early and didn’t want to see a lot of the
same artists as me. I let her decide where we went
and did not get to see the bands I wanted or watch
and listen to the full shows.

“You should never let the
prospect of being alone keep
you from doing something you
want to do.”

The
rush
for Spring 2017
registration begins
Nov.
2.
Some
students
make
mock
schedules;
some plan to fly
into the process
blindly. Regardless
of the preparation
involved, students
will
have
to
wait until their
registration
date
to see if the classes
they need are still
available.
This
can
be
especially
frustrating for those
who are required
to take smallersized classes, as
those tend to fill
up quickly. Classes
that are required
for specific majors
have limited seats
and high demand,
and can be filled up before the
second half of the registration
waves are even given the chance
to secure a spot in the course.
Certain classes have very
specific reasons for remaining
selective. Some may require
the use of a lab with a limited
amount of computers, such
as a photography class. Some
may require significant teacher
involvement, making a larger
class harder to teach properly,
such as a musical methods class,
where each student must learn
to play a new instrument.
In other cases, it is less
clear as to why the classes must

remain small. For example,
courses that are primarily
lecture-based are sometimes
kept at a smaller student count
than others. This can be due to
space or teacher preference, it
seems unfair that students who
are required to take the course
cannot fit limited classes into
their schedule until later in their
college career. Classes could
be moved to bigger spaces or
Teaching Assistants could help
manage the larger class size.
Many smaller departments
face frustration from students
who are members of their
major programs. High demand

COLUMN

I believe in long walks on the beach
CHRISTINA SOTO
Broadcast Reporter

It’s odd that doing things like lying in bed
and watching TV alone are seen as acceptable
but going out on your own is not. Going out
and exploring allows you to find new enriching
experiences and helps the mind grow, and doing
these things are sometimes even better without
the distractions and restrictions of other people.
Just because I am an introvert does not mean
that I don’t have friends or don’t enjoy being
with people. I love my friends and family. They
mean more to me than anything, and I love every
minute I get with them. But my alone time is
time for me to reflect and think about my future
and the tasks I need to complete that week. I am
fiercely independent and refuse to let not having
someone to go with keep me from doing things
that interest me.
When I decided to come to Baylor, I didn’t
have any close friends decide to attend with me.
I knew a few people, but I decided not to room
with them or to try and become close. I wanted
my Baylor experience to be what I made of it:
I struck out all on my own, and I could not be
happier with the result.
You should never let the prospect of being
alone keep you from doing something you truly
want to do.
Jessica Hubble is a junior journalism major
from Arlington.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been
surrounded by water — to be more precise,
the ocean. Whether it was walking barefoot
along
the
beach,
making sandcastles on
the shore or heading
30 miles off the coast
for a deep-sea fishing
adventure, the beach
has always been my
home; it is a place
where I have always
been happy. But the
beach is much more
than my haven, it is
an extraordinary place
where I have not only felt happy and secure
but also where I have learned some very
important life lessons.
When I was younger, I would walk
down the beach and collect seashells, sand
dollars and dead sea urchins — pretty
much anything I could find. By the end
of my childhood, I had probably collected
thousands of seashells and other specimens.
I loved everything about the ocean. The
ocean was my perfect world. As a child, I
loved to run to the beach to see what I could
find, but now when I walk by the shoreline

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to combat the rising
interest in these classes,
a course was added
specifically for business
majors. A large number
of the members who
were presented this
option chose to take
the course meant for
journalism
majors,
heedless of the stress it
put on the department.
Some may argue
that the registration
system is set as first
come, first served, so
there is no wrong being
done by beating out
majors in their own
department. This does
not take into account
the repercussions of
students early on in their
major track missing out
on prerequisite courses
that allow them to
continue their track on
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time.
In order to combat
for classes that have limited
issues like these, Baylor should
classroom space and a lack
work to supply enough staff
of professors may be the
and space for the number of
reason many departments are
students registering for classes.
struggling to grow. However,
Additionally, certain courses
allowing outside majors to take
should not allow outside majors
major courses as electives is one
to take up space in major
part of the problem that can and
courses, as long as non-major
needs to be addressed.
courses are provided for them.
For
example,
business
Signing up for courses three
majors are given multiple
months in advance is already
options when fulfilling foreign
stressful enough: A few simple
language courses. Instead of
changes could alleviate some of
the typical modern language
the added stress of registration
courses offered to most
and would do much to help
students, business majors are
those who have previously
able to take journalism courses
fought for space in classes they
in place of the credit. In order
are required to be in.

I rarely pick up these marine treasures. I
simply just walk on by.
As I grew up, my love for the ocean
grew stronger, but not in the same way I
loved it as a kid. I realized there is more to
the ocean and its shoreline than what meets
the eye; our life is a lot like walking on the
shoreline. We sometimes pass through life
without seeing its beauty. We go on day
by day and forget to have gratitude for the
simple yet wonderful things that make us
happy. I have found that as we grow older,
we expect bigger and better while forgetting
that the little things are the most valuable.
The seashells, sand dollars, starfish and
sea creatures you may find at the edge of
the shoreline are a part of one of the most
beautiful and productive ecosystems on
the planet. Just like the ocean, our life is
big, full of countless beautiful yet seeming
insignificant moments: the smile of a child,
the beauty of a flower, the hug of a loved one
or a breathtaking sunset. We can’t live our
lives without expressing gratitude and love
for the small things that constitute our lives,
like kisses on the forehead from our moms,
home cooked meals and hearing your little
cousins giggle. All these little things create
something bigger and better: a good life.
The ocean not only taught me to have
gratitude for the small things, but also
inspired me to do bigger and better things

in my life. The day before I left to return to
Baylor University for the spring semester of
my freshman year, I woke up early, made
coffee and drove to the beach to watch the
sunrise. I sat by the water admiring it — I
watched the sun glistening in the horizon as
it made its way to brighten the day and the
world started to wake. I took a walk along
the water, feeling the cold sand between my
toes, watching the waves wash my tracks
away as I continued along the shoreline.
Then it dawned on me: One cannot live life
like a walk on the beach because you’d be
washed away and never be remembered.
One should live life with a purpose in order
to leave a mark on this world. Whether it
is something as small as helping a stranger
or as big as establishing a nonprofit
organization, both can leave a permanent
imprint on the hearts of others.

“One cannot live life like a
walk on the beach...”
That is why I believe in barefoot walks
on the beach, because it teaches you to love
the little things and serves as an inspiration
to leave a mark on this world.
Christina Soto is a junior journalism
major from Miami, Fla.

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Ex-judge accused
of exchanging
nude photos for
lighter sentences
CLAUDIA LAUER
Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former
Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter
sentences to defendants in exchange for nude
photos and sexual acts tried to bribe witnesses
and had an accomplice threaten to make one
of them “disappear,” federal prosecutors said
shortly after his arrest Monday.
Joseph Boeckmann appeared disheveled
as the accusations were levied during his
arraignment hearing in U.S. District Court
in Little Rock. The 70-year-old pleaded not
guilty to bribery, fraud and other federal
charges just hours after prosecutors unsealed
a 21-count indictment.
Dozens of men have accused the former
Cross County district court judge of sexual
abuse and misconduct dating back decades
to his time as a prosecutor. Some men said he
gave them money in exchange for spanking
them with a paddle and to take photos of
the red skin. Others said they posed nude in
exchange for money to pay off court fines.
Boeckmann — who resigned in May after
an investigation by a state judiciary board
— allegedly had more than 4,600 photos of
nude or semi-nude men.
The indictment
alleges
that
B o e c k m a n n
corruptly
used
his position “to
obtain
personal
services,
sexual
contact, and the
opportunity to view
and to photograph
in
compromising
Boeckmann
positions
persons
who appeared before him in traffic and
misdemeanor criminal cases in exchange for
dismissing the cases.”
U.S. Department of Justice Attorney
Jonathan Kravis said two witnesses told
prosecutors that Boeckmann had a third
person approach them with bribes and
threatened one of them into either recanting
their statements or lying to investigators.
The indictment unsealed Monday lists
eight counts of wire fraud, two counts of
witness tampering, one count of federal
program bribery and 10 counts of violating
the federal Travel Act.

Associated Press

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combed through shards of glass, looked for
residue of flammable accelerant, and tried
to narrow down the overnight hours when
someone torched a North Carolina Republican
Party office by throwing a flammable device
through the window.
The mayor said he wasn’t aware of any
surveillance footage from the immediate
vicinity, and the office sits where there
wouldn’t normally be foot traffic late at night
— in a decades-old retail complex that backs
up to a wooded area and is set back from a
main road.
A bottle filled with flammable liquid was
thrown through the window of the Orange
County Republican Party headquarters early
Sunday, damaging the interior before burning
out, according to authorities. Someone also
spray-painted “Nazi Republicans leave town
or else” on a nearby wall. The office was empty
and no one was injured.
Local party officials reopened a makeshift
operation on folding tables outside the office
Monday while uniformed police looked
on. Plainclothes investigators looked for

“I certainly don’t want anyone to think
that we didn’t take this seriously because we
realized the implications right away,” he said.
The violent act in the key battleground
state has been condemned by public figures
across the political spectrum, including
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary
Clinton and Republican nominee Donald
Trump. McCrory’s challenger, the state’s
Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper
also said the violence “has no place in our
democracy.”
Democrats started a campaign to raise
$10,000 to reopen the GOP office, meeting
the goal in less than 40 minutes and “showing
that Americans are thirsty for civility and
decency,” wrote the GoFundMe drive’s creator,
David Weinberger, a researcher at Harvard
University.
“It’s a great gesture. We appreciate it a lot,
but I don’t know how much of that we’re going
to get to use because of the campaign laws,”
Ashley said Monday.
The walls of the multi-room office were
covered in black char, and a couch against
one wall had been burned down to its springs.
Shattered glass covered the floor, and melted
campaign yard signs showed warped lettering
at the office in the town about 40 miles
northwest of Raleigh.

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evidence at the scene as state, local and federal
investigators divided up leads.
“We have had people working on it from
three different federal agencies, state agencies,
our local folks, all day today, running
down leads, working different parts of the
investigation,” Hillsborough Police Chief
Duane Hampton told The Associated Press in
a phone interview.
He declined to say how confident he was
that the evidence would lead to an arrest.
North Carolina’s Republican Gov. Pat
McCrory spoke to reporters at the office,
saying he’d never seen anything like it in his
political career. McCrory, who’s been touring
parts of the state ravaged by floods, said: “To
come back near our state Capitol and see a
broken window from a Molotov cocktail is
unimaginable.”
He also questioned why it took
Hillsborough authorities several hours after
the 911 call to release information publicly
Sunday, suggesting they had initially treated
the crime as merely vandalism instead of
something more serious.
But Hampton said federal agents from
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives were called immediately and
arrived on the scene within an hour of his own
officers.

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Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Baylor University Golden Wave Band plays for the surrounding crowd at the
opening of the bonfire ceremony.

Baylor
Homecoming
2016

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Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

Baylor University held its 106th homecoming this weekend. The weekend began with a number of welcoming receptions for alumni and family and
continued with a bonfire celebration. Festivities continued throughout the week with a homecoming parade down Fifth Street, which included the
homecoming court and Baylor organizations. Tailgating ensued before the football game against Kansas University. The game ended in with a score of 49-7,
leaving Baylor undefeated this season.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Junior running back Wyatt Schrepfer makes his way towards the end zone,
ultimately scoring a touchdown.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Head football Coach Jim Grobe speaks to the crowd and encourages them to
come to the homecoming game against Kansas.

Sophomore defensive end Xavier Jones clashes with a Kansas opponent in an
attempt to reach the ball carrier.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Dayday Wynn | Lariat Photographer

Baylor Song Leaders dance a hip-hop routine for the crowd at the bonfire
ceremony.

Senior cornerback Ryan Reid makes his way toward the end zone after his
second interception of the game.

Timothy Hong | Lariat Photographer

Rain caused a bit of trouble for the festivities, but the weather cleared up in
time to continue on with the homecoming bonfire.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Freshman Baylor Crew member Taylor Luster hands out candy to children at
the homecoming parade.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Junior wide receiver KD Cannon runs in a 59-yard touchdown after the pass from senior quarterback Seth Russell during the homecoming game against Kansas this weekend.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Children watch the parade in awe as floats travel down Fifth Street in the
homecoming parade this Saturday.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

The Bear Pit handed out basketball cards during the parade this Saturday
during homecoming weekend.

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

Bruiser and his homecoming queen take a walk around the field at the Baylor
vs. Kansas football game during homecoming weekend.

Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

A member of the Baylor Quidditch team waves his wand as he rides his broom
through the parade.

Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

Baylor homecoming queen Anabel Burke and her court ride through the
homecoming parade in a horse and carriage.

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LEADER from Page 1
Near the end of the spring semester, students will
take part in another set of interviews with the directors of
their possible residence halls. Letters notifying students
whether or not they have been selected are released
toward the end of April.
While CLs are responsible for upholding campus rules
and maintaining safety and order in their residence halls,
a majority of their job focuses on forming connections
with their students.
“At the core of this job, you are building relationships
with the students that live on your floor,” Philbrick said.
“And as you build those relationships with individual
people, you build a community.”
Although any Baylor student can take part in the
process to become a CL, Philbrick describes an ideal
leader as someone who possesses honesty, a strong
work ethic and a desire to serve others. Aside from these
qualities, however, a CL can come from any background.
“One piece of advice we give our applicants is to
just to be themselves,” Philbrick said. “A big part of a
CLs job is connecting with students on campus, and we
have a lot of different students who have different needs.
We want to hire a group of CLs that are different and
themselves.”
Claremore, Okla., freshman Emily Messimore began
thinking about becoming a CL next year, after attending
a dinner with her current CL and seeing her interact with
the other students on her floor.
“I think my CL gives me a sense of stability, and she’s
someone that I can go to and ask questions, kind of like
an older sibling,” Messimore said. “I want to be a CL
because I’ve seen her foster a sense of community, and
I love the idea of doing that, and helping people grow
spiritually.”
Keck said although being chosen as a CL is considered
a privilege and can be extremely gratifying, it is still a
job. There are quite a few benefits to the position, such as
free on-campus housing, 11 meals a week at dining halls
and a $200 per semester stipend, which can go up if a
student continues as a CL for multiple years.
“I think this is a job you can’t do well unless you love
it,” Keck said. “If you do have this calling, the things that
a CL is responsible for come easily and are fun. I find
that I don’t notice how long things take just because it is
something I love and feel prepared for.”

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BIG 12 from Page 1
Big 12 announced on June 3 that the Big 12’s football
championship game would be reinstated at the end of the
2017 regular season.
“The decision was unanimous; all the schools
participated very actively in the decision,” Boren said.
“Once we decided the issue would no longer stay on the
agenda, we moved on.”
According to ESPN writer Brett McMurphy,
Bowlsby had planned to video conference with 20
different universities that hoped to be added to the Big 12
Conference. However, Bowlsby cut that list down to 11
in July after being given permission to look further into
the expansion.
The 11 candidates that the the decision closed down
on were the United States Air Force Academy, Brigham
Young University, University of Central Florida,
University of Cincinnati, Colorado State University,
University of Connecticut, University of Houston, Rice
University, Southern Methodist University, University
of South Florida and Tulane University. According
to Bowlsby, the league at that time was interested in
adding two or four new members to the conference
and delivering a conference television network to the
conference. However, with no network in place, hopes
for expansion diminished.
“The marketplace made that decision for us,” Boren
said. “I hoped we could find a way when we thought we
could build a conference network. We needed additional
material, additional schools to have additional material
for the network. To do that then, I think, would have made
sense. The situation now is very, very different. We don’t
feel a sense of urgency to expand just for expansion’s
sake. It has to be tied to the circumstances at the time.”
West Virginia in 2012 will remain the last new
member added to the Big 12, as none of the current
candidates were the chosen to expand for the Big 12.
“The decision really didn’t have very much to do with
the individual elements of those institutions,” Bowlsby
said. “They all have their strengths and weaknesses,
obviously, as all of our members do. But this was really
about defense of our model.”

Liesje Powers | Photo Editor

REMEMBER A ghost bike was placed on Franklin Avenue where Fergus Falls, Minn.,
sophomore David Grotberg, a Baylor honors student, was killed in a hit and run incident
on Oct. 6. These bikes are placed around the world as silent memorials to cyclists who are
killed by motorists.

REFUGEE from Page 1
Altaie, a refugee from Iraq
who applied for 10 years
before she was allowed to
move to the United States.
Altaie was a civil engineer
in Iraq before she fled with
her husband and children,
seeking safety from the war
plaguing her home country.
“I thank God that I have
come to Texas with my
family,” Altaie wrote in
an email to the Lariat with
the help of her husband to
translate. “My experience
working with [Meltgoods]
has been so great as it helped
me to express the skills
I have and combine my
specialty as a civil engineer
with my hobbies in arts
and drawing, and all that
happened through the great
opportunity I was given by
Meredith Lockhart to work
for Meltgoods.”
Altaie also volunteers
with an elementary school
helping
new
Arabicspeaking students to adjust
to school and providing them

with English as a Second
Language (ESL) classes.
Lockhart enjoys getting
to know Altaie and learning
about her culture and Muslim
faith. She said the recent
rhetoric about Muslims and
refugees saddens her.
“It breaks my heart when
people say we should ban
Muslim immigrants and not
allow refugees,” Lockhart
said. “This view that
Muslims are dangerous or
lazy or come here to commit
terrorist acts is so false.
The more I get to know this
community, I see that they
are hard workers and are so
loyal to America. Refugees
are so thankful to be here,
and I am so thankful to have
them.”
Lockhart said Altaie
specifically
has
shown
her beautiful things about
Iraqi culture. Lockhart said
Altaie and her family are
so hospitable, Lockhart has
even brought friends over to
Altaie’s home for dinner.

“They have so little but
will offer everything they
have,” Lockhart said.
Altaie has similar feelings
toward Lockhart.
“Working for Meltgoods
means the world to me,”
Altaie said. “Meredith has
helped me to become a
person that can provide for
my family. I really love
working for her as she
always impresses me about
with much she has to offer to
refugee women.”
Lockhart
traces
her
inspiration to serve others as
well as her love for traveling
and embracing other cultures
back to her time at Baylor.
“It is ingrained in the
Baylor culture to think
beyond yourself and glorify
God with your gifts,”
Lockhart said.
Lockhart hopes to expand
her business and employ
more refugee women one
day and hopes her brothers
and sisters in Christ will also
open their hearts to refugees.

NURSING
from Page 1

in the wake of the sexual assault
lawsuits the university faces.
“We believe passionately
in the importance of integrity
and clarity. Those values are
at the core of our faith and of
our University,” said Ronald
D. Murff, B.B.A. ’75, chair
of the board, according to a
press release. “We know that
many people have questions
about decisions made over the
past weeks and months. They
want additional details and
greater transparency, and they
deserve that. We continue to
look for ways to share more
information while remaining
true to our commitment to
protect the survivors and spare
them additional suffering. The
board is committed to following
through.”
Conry said the driving
force behind this donation was
the ever-pressing needs of the
healthcare industry and those it
serves. The Health Resources
and Services Administration and
the Texas Center for Workforce
Studies currently show a
shortage of 15,000 nurses in
Texas. Over the course of the
next 15 years, this number is
expected to grow to be a
shortage of 60,000 nurses. The
nurses and advanced-practice
nurses from Baylor’s School
of Nursing play a large role in
decreasing the shortage.
“As it has for generations,
[the nursing school] is leading
the way by holistically educating
students in mind and spirit to
fulfill their calling in leadership
roles locally and throughout
the world,” Conroy wrote in an
email to the Lariat.
The Board of Regents
also focused its discussion
toward its commitment to
rebuild trust with the Baylor
family, community and public.
According to Conroy, the
donation will deliver equipment
and technologies that will foster
a dynamic learning experience
in a Christian environment. She
also emphasized gratefulness
for the McLanes’ generosity and
support.
“We are excited about the
ability to move forward with
the expansion,” Conroy said. “It
is my hope that Mr. McLane’s
lead gift will the be impetus
for others to join us in this
active fundraising phase for the
building, so that we are able to
reach our goal to fully fund the
renovations.”
The new building will be
located at 333 North Washington
Ave., Dallas. The Baylor School
of Nursing was established in
1909, and this building will
continue the tradition of the
school as part of the academic
health center on the Baylor Scott
and White Baylor University
Medical
Center
Campus,
Conroy said.
“At [the nursing school], we
emphasize the nurse’s calling
to Learn.Lead.Serve.™ locally
and globally,” Conroy said.
“This gift will be a stepping
stone for our continued strategic
growth as we strive to achieve
the exemplars in Baylor
University’s Pro Futuris.”

NO AVERAGE STUDENT Houston sophomore Thomas Csorba released his EP
during his junior year of high school. Csorba is currently on tour, with his next
performance at 8 p.m. Thursday at Grand Stafford Theater in Bryan.

Thomas Csorba discusses inspirations, aspirations
SETH JONES
Reporter
Houston sophomore Thomas
Csorba lives a busy life, balancing
the full workload of a business major
while pursuing a music career.
Csorba grew up listening to
many renowned singer-songwriter
musicians within the folk and
Americana
genres,
including
Woody Guthrie, Buddy Holly and
Townes Van Zandt. Csorba said he
remembers when Van Zandt’s music
began changing the way he viewed
that style of music.
“[Van Zandt’s music] really
shook me because it’s so honest
and simple,” Csorba said. “It had a
certain power to it.”
Under those influences, Csorba
decided to release his debut EP,
“Kentucky,” as a junior in high
school. Since then, he has released
another EP, “Hard Truths and Noble
Lies,” and began playing shows
wherever he could.
On his journey, Csorba has

played many shows and said he has
found that he loves performing, not
only for his own pleasure, but in
hopes that the audience members
get something from his songs.
When he plays a show, Csorba
said he feels like he’s inviting the
audience to see a vulnerable side of
himself that they can apply to their
own lives.
“I am on stage bleeding publicly,”
Csorba said, “and that’s a pretty
terrifying thing, but I think if
people come and they cling to [the
performance] and embrace it, it’s a
really beautiful thing.”
Plano senior Caleb Reynolds has
seen Csorba perform multiple times
and believes he will be successful.
Reynolds said he will fit right in
with names in the folk genre like
Van Zandt.
“[Thomas Csorba] sounds like
the best of them; he writes like the
best of them; he performs like the
best of them,” Reynolds said. “His
sound is something that stays. His
sound is something that’s unique to

him.”
Within the folk and Americana
genre of music, lyrics tend to be
an important part of what makes
a song or an artist successful, and
Reynolds said he believes Csorba
has that part down.
“I think a lot of people can sing. I
think a lot of people can play guitar,”
Reynolds said. “His words convey
true emotion.”
Csorba said he recognizes how

blessed he is to have success in the
music industry and feels humbled
every time people attend one of his
shows.
“Every ticket sold … is a gift,”
Csorba said. “Because who am
I to think that my art is worth
somebody’s $10? Every ticket sold
is something to be grateful for,
and every stream on Spotify is
something to be grateful for.”
While Csorba loves music and
aspires to be a musician in the
future, he understands that the
music industry is tough. He said
that even if being a career musician
doesn’t work out, music will be
something that he loves and uses as
a cathartic form of expression.
“If I get a day job working nine
to five … I’m still going to go home
after a long day’s work and write and
play my guitar, and I think that’s
just because it’s a part of who I am,”
Csorba said. “I know it’s going to be
a part of my future. It means enough
to me.”

Baylor defense swarms Jayhawks
NATHAN KEIL
Sports Writer
Baylor football needed
a strong showing against
Kansas coming out of its bye
week. That is exactly what
it got when the Bears came
out and scored 21 points in
the first 12 minutes of play
against the Jayhawks on
Saturday at McLane Stadium,
en route to their 49-7 win
over Kansas.
“I’m really proud of our
football team. I thought,
from what Kansas did to
TCU last week, I thought,
we had a real challenge on
our hands,” said head coach
Jim Grobe. “I think our guys
accepted the challenge. We
came out and played really
well, started fast on offense
and defense.”
Senior quarterback Seth
Russell got the Bears going
on the offensive end as he
orchestrated the offense on
a 75-yard opening drive,
capping the drive off with
his first of two rushing
touchdowns, the first from
five yards out.
Later in the first quarter,
Russell appeared dead in
his tracks but refused to be
denied as he broke several
tackles and slipped through
the reach of another defender
on his way to a 26-yard
touchdown run on a fourth
down play.
In the second quarter,
Russell began to get his
receivers involved. After
the Bears defense forced
the punt, Russell connected
with junior wide receiver
KD Cannon on a 59-yard
scoring strike. This was a
positive sign for the Bears
knowing that Cannon, who
just returned from injury,
appears healthy heading
forward into the bulk of their
conference schedule.
Russell later hooked
up with sophomore wide
receiver Ishmael Zamora on
a 4-yard touchdown pass.
His day ended at halftime
with Baylor up 42-0. He
finished with 222 yards
of total offense and four
touchdowns.
The Baylor offense racked
up 453 total yards of offense
and looked unstoppable at
times. However, the more
important question for the
Bears heading into the game
was how would the defense
respond after giving up 42
points to the Cyclones?
Defensive
coordinator
Phil Bennett had his defense
suffocating the Jayhawks
the entire game. Kansas
struggled to take care of the
ball last week against TCU
,and it has been an ongoing
trend for them this season.

The Bears were relentless in
their pursuit of the ball. They
consistently brought pressure
on sophomore quarterback
Ryan Willis, forcing him into
three interceptions and sacking
him four times.
“Our defense was just
fantastic. I was excited to see
our defense flying around,
playing better,” Grobe said.
“We needed to step up because
we were disappointed in our
performance at Iowa State,
so I was really excited to
our defense, especially the
turnovers we forced. I thought
that was really good.”
The
first
of
those
interceptions was returned
64 yards for a touchdown by
senior cornerback Ryan Reid,
giving Baylor a 14-0 lead in the
first quarter.
“First
thing
is
we
gameplanned for the outs and
certain routes that they run,”
Reid said. “We changed our
whole game plan. Second thing
is, I just put it in God’s hands.
I’ve had faith all season that I
can live up to the expectations
that I know I can, and it turned
out great.”
Reid was not done yet. After
Kansas took over following a
missed field goal, Reid got his
hands on another pass from
Willis, which he returned for
51 yards before the Jayhawks
could corral him to the turf.
Senior deep safety Orion
Stewart was responsible for
Willis’ third interception.
Willis finished just 10
of 19 for 89 yards and three
interceptions. However, things
did not get any easier for
redshirt freshman quarterback

Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

FIRING AWAY Senior quarterback Seth Russell gets ready to throw the ball down the field Saturday at McLane Stadium during
homecoming weekend. The Bears beat the Kansas Jayhawks 49-7.

Carter Stanley against the
Bears defense, as redshirt
freshman linebacker Clay
Johnston picked off his sixth
pass of the game and returned
it 65 yards deep into Jayhawk
territory.
Baylor’s defense disguised
its
secondary
packages,
switching back and forth
from man to zone, causing
confusion for the Jayhawk
quarterbacks. Kansas showed
Baylor a variety of different
looks in the backfield, but
regardless of who got the carry
for the Jayhawks, Baylor had
three to four helmets swarming
the ball.
On most plays, it seemed as
if junior linebacker Raaquan
Davis had a role in finishing the

play. He found himself in the
Jayhawk backfield throughout
the game, finishing with 15
tackles, two for a loss, and
recorded one sack on Willis.
It wasn’t just Willis who found
success on the defensive side
of the ball. Junior linebacker
Taylor Young had two tackles
for loss and two sacks on Willis
as well.
“We’ve got to keep coming
out with high energy and
motivation. We’ve got to come
out and get three and outs,
we’ve got to keep it going, keep
it rolling,” said sophomore
defensive tackle Ira Lewis.
The Bears were tough on
third down, holding Kansas to
just 3/15 on those conversions.
Baylor also showed a great deal

more discipline, only being
penalized six times for 38
yards.
The Jayhawks did eventually
find the end zone once on a
two-yard run by freshman
running back Khalil Herbert.
Kansas finished with just 217
yards of offense.
The Baylor scoring was
rounded out when sophomore
running
back
Terrance
Williams scored on a sevenyard run. Senior running back
Shock Linwood also became
Baylor’s
all-time
rushing
touchdown leader with his
four-yard score in the second
quarter.
The win over Kansas gives
Baylor their sixth win of the
season, making the Bears

the first team in the Big 12 to
become bowl eligible, checking
off one of their goals for the
2016 season.
“That was our second goal
as an offensive line. We have
it written on our wall to make
sure we get bowl eligible first,”
said senior senior outside
lineman Kyle Fuller. “It’s a
really big deal.”
Baylor now heads into
its second bye week of the
season. One issue that the
Bears will seek to address this
week is the kicking game, as
the Baylor went zero for three
in field goal attempts against
Kansas. Baylor will take on
Texas next at 2:30 p.m. on Oct.
29 at Darrell K. Royal Texas
Memorial Stadium.

(254) 710-6411
swo@baylor.edu

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
The Baylor Lariat

Sports

9

Reid earns Big 12 weekly award
JORDAN SMITH
Sports Writer
Big 12 officials announced on Monday that
senior cornerback Ryan Reid received the Big
12 Defensive Player of the Week award after
his performance Saturday against the Kansas
University Jayhawks.
This is the first time Reid has won a Big 12
weekly award. He is also the sixth Baylor player
this year to receive a Big 12 weekly award.
Head coach Jim Grobe credits the pick six
that Reid got in the first quarter of the this past
weekend’s game to the game plan that was set
up by Baylor.
“I think one thing we did as a coaching staff
this week that I was really impressed with and
that Phil [Bennett] and the guys did, I think
they really had the guys tuned into what they
like to do out of certain sets,” Grobe said. “I
think because of the coverages we had in this
week, and the set recognition probably gave
him a little extra jump on the ball, but it was a
huge play for us. Of course, anytime you score
defensively, it’s huge. And I thought Ryan just
made a great play.”
While Reid impressed on the field, he

didn’t hesitate to deflect the credit of his stellar
performance to the preparation of his team and
in his faith.
“Well, the first thing, we game planned for
the outs and just certain routes that they run. It
changed our whole game plan,” Reid said. “The
second thing is, man, I just put it in God’s hand.
I had faith all season. This is something I prayed
about, just to live up to the expectations that I
know I can, and it just turned out great.”
The Bears defense that Reid was part of set a
school record for combined interception return
yards at 170. This broke the previous record
which was set in a 1956 game against Rice. Reid
also helped the Bears limit the Jayhawks to 217
yards of total offense and 134 passing yards.
“We were just trying to make a statement. A
lot of people thought that the Iowa State film is
who we are, which it’s not,” Reid said. “We had
to make a statement with our next game. I told
you Kansas was in the way, and I told you we
were going to up come out fired up. We didn’t
want to play like that ever again in the season.”
Reid and the Bears look to keep their stellar
season going as they travel to the University of
Texas at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Darrell K. Royal
Texas Memorial Stadium.

Jessica Hubble | Lariat Photographer

MOVING FORWARD Senior cornerback Ryan Reid runs the ball in for a touchdown after the
interception on Saturday against the Kansas Jayhawks at McLane Stadium. The Bears won 49-7.

Cleveland Indians’ logo presents controversy
ROB GILLIES
Associated Press
Toronto – An Ontario
judge quashed a last-minute
effort to attempt to bar the
Cleveland Indians from using
their team name and “Chief
Wahoo” logo during Monday’s
night playoff game in Toronto.
The legal challenge by
indigenous activist Douglas
Cardinal came hours before
the team played the Blue
Jays in Game 3 of the AL
Championship Series.
The long-standing logo,
which appears on some team
caps and jerseys, depicts a

grinning, red-faced cartoon
with a feather headband.
Ontario Superior Court
Justice Tom McEwen dismissed
Cardinal’s application on
Monday and said he would
give his reasons at a later date.
Monique Jilesen, the lawyer
for Cardinal, earlier told
McEwen that the game could
be played with spring training
uniforms that don’t carry the
name or “Chief Wahoo” logo.
“You could not call a team
the New York Jews. Why
is it OK to call a team the
Cleveland Indians?” Jilesen
told the judge, calling the
team name and logo racist and
against Ontario’s human rights

code.
At least 27 lawyers
representing the Cleveland
Indians,
Major
League
Baseball and others, including
the plaintiffs, attended the
hearing, which was moved
to a larger court room to
accommodate the crowd.
MLB said it “appreciates the
concerns” of those who find
the name and logo “offensive.”
“We would welcome a
thoughtful and inclusive
dialogue to address these
concerns outside the context
of litigation,” the league said
in a statement. “Given the
demands for completing the
League Championship Series

in a timely manner, MLB will
defend Cleveland’s right to use
their name that has been in
existence for more than 100
years.”
The
Indians
dropped
Wahoo as their primary logo
two years ago, switching to
a block “C’’, and reduced the
logo’s visibility. However, one
of the caps the Indians wear
at home has the “Wahoo” logo
on its front and Cleveland’s
jerseys remain adorned with
the Wahoo logo on one sleeve.
Cardinal’s lawyers asked
the court to bar the usage of
the name and logo by the team,
MLB and Toronto team owner
Rogers
Communications,

which rebroadcasts the TBS
game in Canada.
Cardinal believes the team
shouldn’t be allowed to wear
their regular jerseys, the logo
shouldn’t be broadcast and the
team should be referred to as
“the Cleveland team.”
Jilesen said the club was
informed of this Sunday, and
there was no attempt to stop
the game.
“It’s
quite
obviously
a
derogatory,
cartoonish
representation
of
an
indigenous person,” said
Michael Swinwood, another
of Cardinal’s lawyers, in a
phone interview. “The whole
concept of how it demeans

native people is essentially his
concern.”
Swinwood acknowledged
the legal challenge is a highprofile opportunity to bring
awareness to the racism
aboriginal people face in
North America.
Kent Thomson, a lawyer
for Rogers, told the judge that
Rogers would have to black out
the game in Canada because
they can’t control what TBS
shows during the game.
“It would punish millions
and millions of Canadians,
Blue Jays fans and owners of
bars and restaurants across the
country,” Thomson said.